This Synopsis is a Pre-Solicitation Notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Corporate Services Acquisition Division (CSAD), Facilities Support Branch
Notice ID: 1305M4-24-R-0071
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY.
Project Title: Manchester Campus Addition Construction at the Manchester Research Station in Port Orchard, Washington
Location: NOAA NW Fisheries Research Station
7305 E. Beach Drive
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Classification and General Information:
This requirement will be issued as a Full and Open Competition
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business Administration standard of $45 million dollars in annual receipts averaged over a business’s latest three (3) complete fiscal years or (except in the Business Loan and Disaster Loan Programs) five (5) complete fiscal years to determine the average annual receipts. If a business hasn’t been in business for five (5) years, multiply its average weekly revenue by 52 to determine its average annual receipts.
This contract will be Full and Open, and the contractor shall be selected by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.1 Source Selection procedures. This procurement will be competitive, utilizing the Tradeoff Process approach under the Best Value Continuum (FAR 15.101). This process permits tradeoffs among cost or price and technical factors. It allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced offeror or different than the highest technically rated offeror. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. The best value method is essential to evaluate and compare costs and prices to select the most advantageous offer. The planned project delivery method will result in a Firm- Fixed-Price contract for construction services.
Background Overview:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a requirement for a campus addition construction project for the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) at the Manchester Research Station (MRS), 7305 Beach Drive East, Manchester, WA 98353. This project constitutes a ground up, new construction project of approximately 24,000 GSF to be located on the existing MRS campus west of Seattle, Washington, north of the town of Manchester.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northwest Fisheries Science Center mission supports the conservation and management of living marine resources and their habitats in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. NMFS research assists resource managers in making sound decisions that build sustainable fisheries, recover endangered and threatened species, sustain healthy ecosystems, and expand domestic seafood production through sustainable marine aquaculture. For the Northwest Region, these functions are dispersed across multiple facilities. This project will consolidate all functions requiring access to seawater at the Manchester Research Station (MRS).
Project Description - Construction: Generally described as follows but not limited to:
2. The facility will include but is not limited to the following program areas and facilities:
a. Recirculating Aquatic System (fresh and saltwater)
b. Wet Labs
c. Dry Labs
d. Facility Storage
e. Gas Generation
f. Freezer Storage
g. Office Spaces
h. Hatcheries (specialized flow through aquatic systems for ocean acidification and toxicology research, and recirculation aquaculture systems)
i. Electrical, Mechanical and Communication Spaces
j. Site work including utilities, sidewalks, parking, roadways, and landscaping
The project proposes to relocate the necessary research functions that currently reside at the Montlake facility and functions that were formerly performed at the now decommissioned Mukilteo facility to the Manchester Research Station. The major functions requiring relocation include:
The proposed contract will consist of Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 for the Building Construction (offices and laboratories), Option CLIN 0002 for the Procurement and Installation of Furniture and Option CLIN 0003 for the Recirculating Aquatic System (RAS) Component.
This is a new requirement for construction services for the Manchester Campus Addition. The solicitation and resulting contract will provide the 100% design drawings and specifications for the Manchester Campus Addition Construction Project in Section J.
Site Visit Information:
Offerors will have the opportunity to visit the site before submission of their technical and price proposals. The site visit details, to be held at the Manchester Research Station (MRS) Facility, will be outlined in the solicitation package. Currently the site visit is projected to be held on or about February 21, 2025. If applicable, all required site access information as outlined in Section J. must be submitted in accordance with the solicitation requirements for site visit entry.
Project Period of Performance and Magnitude:
This project shall be performed by an experienced General Construction Contractor that has performed similar work. The estimated performance period is 700 calendar days, including Base + Optional CLINs from issuance of Notice to Proceed. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $25.0M and $35.0M.
System for Award Management (SAM):
All contractors interested in this project and doing business with the Federal Government must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov
Issuance of Solicitation with Requirements Information:
NOAA anticipates publishing the solicitation and supporting documents package on or about Tuesday, February 4, 2025, with the Offer/Receipt Date/Time: Friday, April 4, 2025, 12:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) for Phase I and Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 12:00 PM ET for Phase II. The solicitation will be available electronically at the S.A.M. website: www.sam.gov. No paper copies, faxes, or emails will be available. Please register as an interested source to be notified of amendments, clarifications, or other changes. Entities (even those registered as a source) are responsible for checking the SAM.gov website frequently to ensure they have all available information.
In the interim the Government has elected to provide a DRAFT copy of the complete solicitation on or about December 10, 2024 (the DRAFT 100% Design and Specifications ONLY are available as of November 4, 2024). Once uploaded, we encourage interested parties to review these draft documents. We again want to emphasize that these documents are in “DRAFT” form and are subject to change upon final solicitation issuance. Please note, referenced attachments are included with this release. Any questions regarding gaining access to the materials shall be directed to Mr. Scott Gebhardt at scott.gebhardt@noaa.gov and Ms. Ronette C. McBean-Felder at ronette.mcbean-felder@noaa.gov.
As a reminder, this draft release is not a solicitation for Government services. NOAA does not anticipate posting questions and responses or amendments to this draft as would occur with a formal RFP. No awards will be made from this draft release and any voluntary informational responses submitted may be accomplished via the Campus Addition Draft Solicitation Information Link. Keeping in mind, direct responses to informational queries or clarifications may not be made, but at the Government’s discretion may be included in the resulting final solicitation. Respondents are advised that the government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this draft solicitation; all costs associated with responding to this draft solicitation will be solely at the respondent’s expense.
Prospective Contractors must limit the dissemination of this information to authorized users only. Dissemination of information shall only be made upon determining that the recipient is authorized to receive it. The criterion for deciding authorization is need-to-know. Those who need to know are those who are specifically granted access for the conduct of business on behalf of or with NOAA. This authority includes all persons or firms necessary to do work at the request of the Government, such as architects and engineers, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and others that the prospective contractor deems necessary to submit an offer/bid or to complete the work or contract, as well as maintenance and repair contractors and equipment service contractors.
